The L.A. sports scene has always been dominated by the purple and gold.

Sure there have been sprinkles of Dodger blue and Clipper Red along the way, but the Los Angeles Lakers have always been the kings of L.A.. But with the Lakers and Clippers exiting the NBA playoffs in the second round, L.A. fans haven't skipped a beat as they have hopped on the bandwagon for the Stanley Cup.

Despite the fact that the New Jersey Devils outplayed LA in Game 2 on Saturday night, the Kings still managed to come out on top. It was yet another reminder of the simple fact that no one can score on Jon Quick.

The Buffalo Sabres were supposed to be an immediate playoff team after Terry Pegula took over last year. Unfortunately, it was more of the same for Sabres fans as the team missed the playoffs again in the 2011-2012 season.

Since the Sabres committed a great deal of money last season to Ville Leino and signing Drew Stafford to an extension, the Sabres would be smart to make moves throughout the NHL Draft.

The Philadelphia Flyers cleaned house this past offseason moving, among others, Mike Richards, the team captain whose immaturity was said to have fractured the locker room and resulted in the Flyguys' second round sweep at the hands of the Boston Bruins to end the 2011 campaign.

Heading into 2011-12 the Flyers placed an emphasis on leadership and chemistry.